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Q: Have you heard about that new live translation app?

Apparently there's one that has just been released which translated English into Chinese and vice versa when you speak into it, and can send it to friends. Do you think it will work consideration how dodgy Google translate and others are?

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I had the best luck with google translate. It said the funniest and strangest things. I never had to think of witty things to say. It did it for me. Where is the bread?  = Keep the monkey for luck.

bill8899:

What a coincidence, that's my catch phrase - "Keep a monkey for luck!"

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I use this app on my android phone.  It is dodgy when translating from a chinese voice to english.

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There is an app my student was using, he would hold the camera over an English word and it would show the Chinese definition. I wonder if there is an app that goes from Chinese to English. i would love to be able to read some darn menus...

cooter:

There is, at least I know there is for iPhone.  It's called Pleco, and you can add an optional optical character recognizer plug-in.  The freebie version will tell you how to pronounce the character.  If you want the translation, that will cost a few bucks.

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Amonk:

Awesome, thanks! It's available for Android too... now i just have to figure out whether to buy the $15 camera add on or the $80 package...

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what's the app called?

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A: No, it's not allowed to work under RP at 2nd job! I'd say, Z visa
A:No, it's not allowed to work under RP at 2nd job! I'd say, Z visa/RP sponsor can have an objections to your part-time job. I did the same at my English teaching in China and elsewhere, butT ... I casually mentioned at my prime job, some kindergarten or another school asked me to work with them part-time. Then, my Q: "Is that permitted?" ...  Answer from RP sponsor was always "Yes, but you can't be late or miss the classes at our school ..." with my reply: "No, our work schedule has a priority, and I'll arrange classes at kindergarten only in my free time." When I cleared that, I was undertaking any extra teaching hours at other schools and private students in my free time.Sometimes, teachers at my prime job asked me if I'm willing to have some extra classes elsewhere.I accepted after the talk with School's principal. I suggest, you test the felling at your Z/RP sponsor and once you see they don't object, you can work at 2nd job. Keeping your 2nd job as a secret from your employer won't work, 'cause you're laowai and Chinese know exactly what you do in your free time. However, despite your employer's agreement for extra work, you are still in violation of Chinese Labour law, and even if your sponsor agrees to your extra work, you can still get in trouble, because it's clearly written (somewhere ... ) that under Z/WP, one can work only at the Z-sponsor and nowhere else. Penalties ... I'd say, there won't be any warnings and you'll be required to exit China in short Exit time.It never happened to me, so I can't really advice how is when manure hits the fan ...  -- icnif77